Month: May 2019

Child Safety Week is run by Child Accident Prevention Trust to raise awareness of the risks of child accidents and how they can be prevented. They provide a range of resources to help practitioners run local activities and events and promote safety messages in a fun and engaging way. This years’ Child Safety Week runs from Monday Continue reading →

Public Health is seeing an increase in the number of cases of mumps across Devon.
Please can you share this letter with your parents/carers.

The Devon Children and Families Partnership have written a Children and Young Peoples Plan and are now checking they got this right. They would be grateful if as a partner of the DCFP your organisation could support engagement with parents, carers, children and young people over the next 6 weeks.

As part of her work as Chair of the Inter-Ministerial Group on Early Years Family Support, Leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom MP met with staff and families at Action for Children’s Tavistock Children’s Centre on Friday (10 May).

Here is a list of early years job adverts placed this week.

If you’re a charity operating in the Newton St. Cyres/Crediton area of Devon, the award-winning Quickes Cheeses operates a donations system for charitable causes.

Please note the venue for the Exeter meeting has changed. If you are booked on the Exeter briefing session please check your emails – if you have not received an email please check your junk mailbox.

This half term we have Paper Spinners for #MakingMonday.

Coming into Summer, Public Health Devon are encouraging the public to be ‘tick aware’ to maximise enjoyment outside. Here is information on symptoms of Lyme Disease, tick check, what to do if you find a tick and how to protect yourself.

Information on new funding streams available this week.